New Jersey increases number of bitcoin ATMs

March 1, 2018

North Bergen, New Jersey, now has its first cryptocurrency ATM. The machine allows users to exchange U.S. currency for bitcoin, Litecoin and Ethereum.

Third-party financial apps 'drive a wedge' between FIs, account holders, study warns

March 1, 2018

Malauzai Software, a provider of mobile and internet solutions for community financial institutions, has released its Monkey Insights trend report on internet…

Removal of small-town ATMs raises protest in Quebec

February 28, 2018

Several small towns in the Canadian province of Quebec are about to lose their community's only cash machine, and residents of those towns are unhappy about it.

ATMIA intros industry research portal

February 26, 2018

The ATM Industry Association has launched an industry research portal to help members find free and reasonably priced research reports recommended by the…

Cash falling from favor in UK, report finds

February 21, 2018

This year in Britain, debit cards will surpass cash as consumers' preferred method of payment — especially in cities.

Allpoint approaches 7K ATM installations at Walgreens

February 21, 2018

Allpoint Network, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cardtronics, is approaching the 7,000 mark for ATM installations at Walgreens drugstores nationwide — including…

CUSOs partner to offer digital banking development platform for CUs

February 21, 2018

Members Development Company, a CUSO that facilitates collaborative R&D for more than 50 large credit unions, is teaming up with Constellation Digital…

New ATMIA research partnership comes with member discount perk

February 19, 2018

The ATM Industry Association has formed a research partnership with Plus One Minus One, a software analytics group.

Transfast, State Bank of India ink remittances deal

February 19, 2018

Transfast, a provider of remittance solutions with a presence in more than 125 countries, has entered an agreement with India's largest FI, State Bank of…

An oasis in the cash desert: How UK FIs can reinvent the ATM channel

The U.K. banking industry is being challenged to allay consumers' fears over the loss of thousands of branches, while keeping free ATMs profitable enough to…

Study finds high engagement with banking apps among US smartphone users

February 14, 2018

Of adults in the United States who use a smartphone, 63 percent have at least one financial app installed, and the average smartphone user has 2.5 financial…

UnionPay cards issued outside mainland China top 90M

February 14, 2018

Twenty million UnionPay cards were issued outside the Chinese mainland in 2017, increasing the total of such cards to approximately 90 million, according to a…

How one bank is delivering on the 'customer-centric experience' challenge

Stormy Mauri, vice president and product manager at Washington Trust Bank, talks about the challenges banks face in providing a tailored, meaningful customer…

US identity fraud reaches record high in 2017

February 9, 2018

The number of identity fraud victims has increased by 8 percent (rising to 16.7 million U.S. consumers) over the last year, a record high since Javelin…

IADs outpacing FIs in rate of ATM fleet expansion

February 8, 2018

Independent ATM deployers accounted for 1 in 6 ATMs worldwide at the end of 2016. Eighty percent of these are located in five markets — the U.S., Japan, South…

The costly crisis of ATM physical attacks: Understanding the problem

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

At a morning workshop during the ATMIA conference, the audience heard unsettling statistics and anecdotes about the rising number of ATM physical attacks in…

Credit card purchases of crypto assets out of bounds, big banks say

February 6, 2018

The two largest U.S. banks, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, have announced that they will no longer allow cryptocurrency purchases on credit cards they…

Diebold Nixdorf, U.S. Bank showcase 'connected commerce' at Super Bowl Live

February 2, 2018

Diebold Nixdorf has partnered with U.S. Bank to showcase the future of banking in advance of Super Bowl LII, which will take place Feb. 4 at U.S. Bank Stadium…

Study compares payment types, preferences, reasons for use

February 2, 2018

More than three-quarters (78 percent) of young adults age 18–34 use person-to-person payment services such as PayPal, Venmo, Google Wallet and Facebook…

Co-op doubles transactions processed to 6.6B in 2017

January 30, 2018

Co-op Financial Services set a record by processing more than 6.6 billion credit, debit, EFT and shared branch transactions on behalf of its credit union…